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e SCOTTS THE LAWN PEom.fi 0 M Scott & Sons Mtrysvil/t, Ohio 43040 m3) 644-0011 Septesfcer 11. 1980 Kr. E. S. Wood . Executive Vice Preaidant W. R. Greco B Company Construction Products Division 2 Whitteraore Avenue Cambridgei Massachusetts 02141 . , - Dear Chip; Cur companies have shored many productive ycacs in our buoiocoo relationship. It is the intent of this letter to find a vey for this relationship to prosper for many more years* He believe it i.t an Appropriate time to confirm tho thoughts we have previously expressed on the future of this relationship* In March of 3979 we indicated that as a matter of courtesy vc would give you six (6) months notice if we intended to discontinue use o Libby ore* &ven though our orders have dwindled over the last several months, we did not want to give any such formal notice because it ronaimod our hope that a vay could be found Cor us to continue our relationship. you are well aware of the regulatory forces requiring us to seeh sources of vamderulite with the lowest asbestos contamination possible * You have been unable to achieve this standard with your Libby ore. Your Carolina ore,'which may meet'this standard, has been available to us only at a substantial economic penalty. Other sources lor such notarial at competitive prices have boon found. Howeverr it remains our hope to Veep Grace as a supplier if you can find a way to supply Scott with such material at coinpetitiye prices. Accordingly, It is cur intent to only use unoontaminated vermlculitc in the future. DOJ WRG 00428 WRGSUB299-000426 EXHIBIT a 23 4 J^ennec/^ DEFENDANTS' EXHIBIT 19030 ________ ====-- 19030.1 ifm 2 We- want to mak* eveiy effort to keep you as a supplier, vie urge you to review yoor plans and find a way fox our companies to mutually benefit and prosper together in the future. Yours vry truly, BVCtajh 00: FU Gruetnbaum L Herron J,, Kennedy v'-J, ^l^h^ipTer, s. V. chamberlain Director of Purchasing f DOJ WRQ 00429 WRGSUB299-000427 19030.2